Categorie: Crowdfunding

Lendahand are familiar faces here at Symbid following their first funding round, successfully raising €60,000 from 48 investors in 2014. Now they’re back – after growing exponentially in the last 6 months – and this time...

As traditional business lending continues its downward spiral, the rise of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has been nothing short of meteoric, with exponential growth figures above 140% over the last couple of years. This is...

With over 1,250 crowdfunding platforms worldwide offering up to four models of crowdfunding (donation, reward, loan and equity), the $16.4bn global crowdfunding market is growing faster than ever. In fact, it’s estimated to grow...

By 2016 the crowdfunding industry is on track to account for more funding than venture capital, according to research firm Massolution’s annual report. With an estimated market value of $34 billion in 2015, crowdfunding...

The story of Steve Jobs and his Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak squeezed inside the garage of Jobs’ parents, working around the clock to build their first prototype computer, is the stuff of modern legend....

It’s fair to say that we at Symbid are advocates of investing in unlisted businesses (start ups, early-stage and established companies). We like the idea of supporting entrepreneurs. Whether it’s a young tech start-up...

If you’re crowdfunding your business concept, or are planning to, you’ll need to squeeze as much as possible out of the 3 F’s: fools, family and friends. You’ll meet with former colleagues and business...

So, you’ve decided it’s time to put your growth plans into action and turn your startup or young business into a world-conqueror. But before you start dreaming of being labelled “the next Steve Jobs”,...